Nowadays, countries around the world are calling for the exemption of intellectual property rights for the Covid-19 vaccine, as well as other related medical devices, methods, etc. to fight the Covid-19 epidemic. However, what is the legal basis for such a request to work in reality? What is the role of the TRIPS agreement in…
How to register an international trademark in Chile to save money and legally? The following article will analyze in detail: the international trademark registration process in Canada, notes and procedures for trademark registration in Chile to protect trademarks for businesses. Overview about Chile Chile is considered a country with an open market economy, a country…
How to register an international trademark in Canada to save money and legally? The following article will analyze in detail: the international trademark registration process in Canada, notes and procedures for trademark registration in Canada to protect trademarks for businesses. Step by step to register a trademark in Canada A mandatory condition for the exclusive…
Currently, Vietnam is in the process to join the international market and affirms its position with the neighboring countries. Therefore, it is crucial for Vietnam to have a thriving business habitat which is the backbone of the whole economy. Accordingly, the proposals for tighter trademark protection and opening up opportunities for new types of trademarks…
The dispute surrounding the ST25 rice brand – a specialty of Soc Trang province, Vietnam has continued to raise awareness over the weaknesses in the competitiveness of the majority of Vietnamese enterprises nowadays. The dispute happened because the enterprise responsible for producing the rice doesn’t pay attention to the protection of their brand. They didn’t…
Mark Getty – founder of Getty Images once said: “Intellectual property is the oil of the 21st century”. If only in terms of literal terms, intellectual property can be understood in many ways, intellectual property can cover many fields. Regardless of the ownership of a series, a picture, or logo, symbols that make up your…
China is one of the leading countries in terms of economics, but its IP rights is seriously flawed. Over the past decade, China has shown its best effort in improving this matter. In a recent speech, Chinese president Xi Jinping reaffirms the importance of intellectual property, as well as the China’s will to improve IP….
Recently, the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR) magazine has released a list of top tier trademark attorneys in Vietnam. Notably, Lawyer Pham Duy Khuong – Managing Partner of ASL Law Firm is continuously honored to appear in this ranking. World Trademark Review 1000 is a website and magazine about International Trademark Law. This is a…
On January 18, the police of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province transferred the investigation conclusion and all case files to the People’s Procuracy of the same level to initiate prosecution of the legal entity of Saigon Vietnam Beer Group JSC, and Le Dinh Trung, CEO of the company, for infringement of industrial property rights (Published on…
Since the Law on Intellectual Property was enacted in 2005, border controlling measures on intellectual property have always been considered an effective measure to deal with goods exporting and importing activities infringing upon intellectual property rights, which aims to enforce the protection and ensure the effectiveness of intellectual property rights protecting activities according to international…